This book examines the changing role of Deposit Guarantee Schemes (DGSs) as a financial safety net of the European Union, with specific emphasis on post-crisis reforms. The author identifies the institutional weaknesses of DGSs and analyses their functioning in post-crisis conditions. Readers...

The article presents the development of deposit insurance systems in the world and different operational models. A particular attention is paid to different periods of establishment of these institutions as well as the kind of their authority and scope of activity, including the recent changes...